At its core, "The Animals at Lockwood Manor" is a feminist and queer love story about a museum curator and an heiress. Its overarching theme is that of the hunter and the hunted, and it becomes apparent quickly that it's not only describing people and animals, but the way men treat women; something to be domineered and kept.
This is obvious in the way Lucy's father treated her mother when she was alive, and less obvious with how he treats Lucy herself. He acts the concerned father but keeps his daughter as more of a trophy.
I loved Hetty and Lucy and the slow progression of their relationship.
Every other character in this book, however, is pretty much irredeemable. Even the character we're meant to sympathize with in the end...I personally could not. Not after everything she did.
Overall, I really liked The Animals at Lockwood Manor. I was drawn in quickly from the start and I finished it in a couple of days.
This is obvious in the way Lucy's father treated her mother when she was alive, and less obvious with how he treats Lucy herself. He acts the concerned father but keeps his daughter as more of a trophy.
I loved Hetty and Lucy and the slow progression of their relationship.
Every other character in this book, however, is pretty much irredeemable. Even the character we're meant to sympathize with in the end...I personally could not. Not after everything she did.
Overall, I really liked The Animals at Lockwood Manor. I was drawn in quickly from the start and I finished it in a couple of days.